2006: Crashing twice — If Microsoft Office crashes, it usually gives you back the
auto-recovered document. Unless, of course, it crashes again while
you’re trying to [...]
2006: A slice of life: laundry — Some days the laundry piles up, and up, and up, and then I realize
that my favorite malong is at the [...]
2005: Reflections on the lab — ([[[[2005.11.23#2]]]] [[[[teaching#5]]]] [[[[TeachingReflections#23]]]])
I discussed the grading scheme for the Decision Support Systems class
today. One of the good things about [...]
2005: Cook or Die — The dearth of recent CookOrDie posts doesn’t mean I’ve figured out how
to cook consistently well. Rather, it means that I [...]
2004: Switching back to chronological notes — I guess most of my readers (Hi Mom!) check this site once a day, or
something like that. They read from [...]
2003: LedgerMode — I want to be able to use Emacs for my double-entry accounting so that
I don’t have to start GnuCash. I [...]
2003: Text messaging for the blind — http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2403913.stm
accessible computing, deals with text abbreviations
2003: Story about pipes for CS161 — http://www.bell-labs.com/history/unix/sohedid.html
Although stymied, McIlroy didn’t drop the idea. “And over a period from 1970 to 1972, I’d from time to time [...]
2003: Story ideas for CS161 — - AT&T Bell Labs gave up on MULTICS
- (Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and J.F. Ossanna)
- really cool filesystem idea on [...]
2003: History from Dennis Ritchie for CS161 — http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/who/dmr/hist.html
What we wanted to preserve was not just a good
environment in which to do programming, but a system around [...]
2003: Recognizing coding systems in Emacs — For when Emacs doesn’t correctly autodetect it: C-x RET c CODING-SYSTEM RET M-x revert-buffer RET
2003: Tidbit for CS161 — The different versions of the UN*X brand operating system are numbered
in a logical sequence: 5, 6, 7, 2, 2.9, 3, [...]
2003: The Object of Java — http://www.aw-bc.com/catalog/academic/product/0,4096,0321168542-TOC,00.html
The outline looks like it makes sense as part of a syllabus.
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Charles Cave I think my next step is to get some good lights and a green muslin cloth to use as a background. My HD camera will... – Jun 18, 9:34 PM
sachac I don't know if it will do stop motion neatly - there are probably other tools that do a better job at onion-skinning the previous... – Jun 18, 9:06 PM
Charles Cave That is fantastic news! I am downloading the update now. I want to experiment with stop-motion animation. – Jun 18, 8:07 PM
sachac Since my schedule is pretty flexible, I'm planning to try different timeslots for the hangout. I'll definitely have one at a schedule convenient for you... – Jun 17, 9:18 PM
Charles C I have signed up for the webinar - it is 5 am Thursday morning but that is a nice quiet time for me. The hangout... – Jun 17, 9:13 PM
Raymond Zeitler I have the opposite problem -- too many ideas. I'm almost paralyzed by them at times. I like your comment in Tip #2. My wife... – Jun 14, 10:58 AM
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